is he comming back to you ,is he under contract Thanks

Contract ran out at end of season.

thanks anyone know which club are signing him ,would you say hes still capable of SL rugby and how old is he Tar

Barrow want to keep him but it's down to wages I think. Around 29/30 maybe, would say he could do a job for someone like celtic or Salford but IMO that's about his level now

thanks ,always liked him as a player thought he would make a good back up player for us we need some back up in the halfs and i think our quota is full if we resign the tongan lad Moa , wonder if our club have considered him ,thanks anyway good luck next year

disagree in regards to his ability. I still rate Rooney highly and feel that he is SL standard. Had a difficult time with injuries for the last couple of seasons but i felt he played well enough on the few occassions he got a start. good player in my book - no good for Hull though - hes not austrailian and he doesnt spend his life in the pub so i guess he just wouldnt fit in.

I cannot believe Kath Hetherington is coming on here using a pseudonym to try to find some cheap players to sign.

Dont tell Gary

I agree with Worksopwildcat. Think Rooney is well worth a Super League place, and quite a few teams will need his skills.

And to say he is only worth 'the level of Salford' is kind of disrespectful to them. They still have a few players we'd happily sign, even after Myler has gone.

but saying that, he will be a big fish at Barrow and could well be more worth it to them as he will bring on their younger players rather than just do a good job himself.

Agree. I was suprised by his sudden departure as I think he has a lot to offer still.

didn't mean it to sound disrespectful at all just meant I think he could do a better job for a team at the lower end of the league with his experience etc, personally I don't think a top team would be making great moves to sign him as they'd be looking for a better quality of player

I didn't read it as disrespectful LG, and agree with your point of view. Jamie is a great lad and I think it is unfortunate that his career hit the buffers at Trinity.

In terms of his proven ability I unfortunately think he is a little one dimensional at stand-off and even watching him at Barrow, the actual contribution with ball in hand was not sparkling. To consider that he would interest an aspiring top 8 team is pushing it.

That said, I would love him to prove me wrong!

Harris leaves Fev for Celtic job then Fev sign Rooney who wishes to finish his career at his beloved Rovers.....Watch this space!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jamie Rooney to announce leaving for rugby union once the barrow season is over and done with.........

Havent you signed liam finch to replace harris?

Maybe and maybe not but it would be a fitting end for Jamie.

signing for barrow, £2k per week i`ve been told

And all the seagulls he can catch

He'll obviously be on decent money but £2K a week = £104,000 a year.

The salary cap is £300K next season, so I reckon he'll be on less than half that.

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Cool!



Decent chap; decent club = decent result!



Well done to all involved and I hope both parties enjoy this deal to the full!

Was told months back Barrow offered him £110k per season! Great for Jamie and a great coup for Barrow. Hope all goes well for both parties.

Not if you use the creative methods Barrow have been using to pay him.

Is that in 2 years time when he is ooc at Barrow.